Ronit Elkabetz

Ronit Elkabetz (Hebrew רונית אלקבץ; born November 27, 1964 in the city of Be'er Sheva, Israel) is an Israeli actress, film director and screenwriter.

Life

Ronit Elkabetz was the daughter of Moroccan Jews in Be'er Sheva. She spent her childhood in Kiryat Jam. She herself never studied acting, but began her career as a model. Nevertheless, she made her debut in the 1990 published and staged by Daniel Wachsmann Drama Hameyu'ad on the side of Tzvi Shissel and Yitzhak Ne'eman. Then she starred in other films too, including in the staged drama of Haim Bouzaglo Tzaleket, with whom she made ​​her debut screenplay. For their roles in Sh'Chur, wedding Reluctant and The Band's Visit, she was awarded Best Actress respectively with the Israeli Film Award Ophir Award. After she made ​​her debut as a director with the drama separate ways in 2004, she received for her second directorial effort Shiva an Ophir Award nomination for Best Director. In both films, she shared the director with her brother Shlomi Elkabetz.

Filmography (selection)

Award ( selection)

• 2003: Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for wedding Reluctant
• 2006: Nomination as Best Actress for A Daughter
• 2009: Nomination as Best Supporting Actress for The Band's Visit